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Practical Welding Today September / October 2016
The Welder, formerly known as Practical Welding Today, is a showcase of the real people who make the products we use and work with every day. This magazine has served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years.
Understanding acceptable welding undercut
- By Paul Cameron
- Sep 23, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Dive into our Q&A on understanding what an acceptable welding undercut looks like.
Consumables Corner: Preventing porosity on weldable primer-coated joints
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Sep 23, 2016
- Consumables
- Article
Q: A majority of our welding is done on 1/4 to 5/8-in.-thick carbon steel that has a weldable primer. Most of the welding is done on basic partial joint penetration (PJP) T-joints without any joint prep. We use an E70T-1 0.052-in.-dia. flux-core wire with a 75 percent Ar/25 percent CO2 shielding...
Aluminum Workshop: Mg content in your aluminum 5XXX alloy
- By Frank Armao
- Sep 23, 2016
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Learn why it is important to know the MG content in your aluminum 5XXX alloy to help prevent stress corrosion cracking and other potential weld problems.
Miles ahead with design & welding
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 19, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Fed up with waiting on his welding subcontractor, an owner of a landscape design company regained control and gets a creativity boost by learning how to weld.
Evolving robotic welding fume extraction
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 19, 2016
- Safety
- Article
RoboVent’s Spire filtration system for robotic welding applications endeavors to be the small, easy-to-use, and relatively hands-off version of its predecessor.
When weld prep matters
- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 19, 2016
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
A welding and fabrication company specializing in large-diameter pipe found that a switch in its grinding consumables made all the difference in safety, productivity, and weld quality.
Wire brushes, grinding wheels, and flap discs, oh my!
- By Rick Hopkins
- Sep 19, 2016
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Article
Do you know the difference between a wire brush, a grinding wheel, and a flap disc? Knowing this can help ensure you are spending more time welding and less time cleaning and making repairs.
GMAW in the digital age
- By Rhonda Lubinski and Shaun Relyea
- Jan 27, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Arc performance and electrical efficiency have driven various advances in inverter-based welding power sources. These improvements have led to present-day digital welding systems that allow for repeatable, high-precision, low-spatter welds on a variety of materials.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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